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This is a really creative idea! I wish more keyboards would integrate that little red Lenovo mouse nub. Some thoughts: - allow me to maximize the youtube emb
by qq99 2y ago
This is a really creative idea!
I wish more keyboards would integrate that little red Lenovo mouse nub.
Some thoughts:
- allow me to maximize the youtube embed on your site, I can't really see the video clearly enough to gauge the product so had to open it on youtube
- little green cursor in your vid is very hard to see
- took me a long time to understand that your cells were rectangles, so "2 characters of any cell" didn't make sense for a while, maybe you could emphasize it (if only for the video)
- garciansmith 2y agoAgree about the rarity of trackpoints. One manufacture of those is TEX (Shinobi, Yoda), always wanted to try one out. Still waiting for someone to make a custom keyboard in an Alice (or similar) style with a trackpoint; that way you could have a trackpoint but also use standard MX keycap sets. The TEX ones would involve carving into the G, H, and B keys.
- senko 2y agoThere used to be more brands with trackpoints but IMHO most were pretty bad, except for Lenovo. That said, their newer ones also seem a bit more slippery / harder / less precise than older ones, in my (subjective) impression.
- stronglikedan 2y ago[flagged]
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agohttps://xkcd.com/243/ https://xkcd.com/243/ - HN isn't formal formal, but I think "nub" is perfectly reasonable.
- rodolphoarruda 2y agoOk, I just sent this to all my ex-IBM colleagues. They were so shy at the time, +20 years ago, to say the little word "clit" in formal meetings, especially with customers. I think they used "the red dot mouse pointer thing" in formal settings. Informally, it was the eternal short name: "the clit".
- necrotic_comp 2y agoTEX Shinobi - I have many of these and they are excellent: https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi?srsltid=AfmBOoqVuwqI9Ot2UtdKilPZQs4K3cYuIJHTSTqtUAO3G1CJ_vLuWM7b https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi?srsltid=AfmBOoqVuwqI9Ot2...
- qq99 2y agoLooks very interesting, not sure I love the layout of the Home/End/Del but I do love how narrow this would be on your desk
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y agoOkay, wow. I was looking for something like this for a long time. I'm going to pick one up immediately.
- rawgabbit 2y agoIs there an ergonomic keyboard you recommend? I used to buy Msft Sculpt but want one that is compatible with macOS.
- Philipp0205 2y agoThere is also the Lenovo Trackpoint Keyboard II if you want something smaller.
- SubiculumCode 2y agoI am intrigued by this product, but the video is, frankly, terrible marketing. People want to know two things: 1. Is it quick? 2. Is it easy. Demonstrating the first is easy, but your product will live or die by whether you can demonstrate the 2nd, and its already working against you: First impression is an overwhelming matrix of letters. The video's demonstration ignores this, and explains "type the letters in the cell", and then the video moves on within a second, when he should slow down and explain. My recommendations: Don't say cell, say box. Its less technical. Don't assume people realize that each box has a unique combination of letters, tell them. Say: "Each box has two letters, and no two boxes have the same two letters. Type those two letters and your cursor moves to the box."
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- ct0 2y agotrackpoint - its called a trackpoint